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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Emma Lipscomb/Beth Dozier
Date: October 5, 2007 Phone: 919/733-5612
GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
SIGNS CONTRACT FOR AMERICORPS PROGRAM
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley today announced the East Carolina University College of Education signed a contract with the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service awarding them $632,839 in grant money for the Project HEART (High Expectations For At-Risk Teens) AmeriCorps program.
“With this grant award, AmeriCorps members will be able to continue working to improve the lives of people throughout North Carolina,” said Easley. “I am grateful for their service to our state and I look forward to another successful year.”
Project HEART AmeriCorps members tutor at-risk students in 3rd through 9th grade using the Great Leaps and Comprehension Strategies reading program. Members also tutor 9th and 10th grade students in the Advancement Via Individual Determination program, which focuses on reading, vocabulary, writing and higher order thinking skills.
“East Carolina University and Project HEART are pleased to receive an AmeriCorps grant,” said Dr. Betty Beacham, Project HEART program director. “The grant will allow us to expand our tutoring services to other counties in eastern North Carolina and accomplish our goal of helping low-performing and underachieving students succeed in school.”
More than 160 AmeriCorps members will serve with Project HEART in Craven, Johnston, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Pitt and Washington counties. For more information about Project HEART, call Betty Beacham or Charis Tucker at 252-328-4357.
The AmeriCorps program coincides with the traditional school calendar. AmeriCorps, a national service initiative funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, is designed to increase volunteering and civic engagement in America. Since 1994, more than 4,000 individuals have participated in N.C. AmeriCorps programs.
The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, a federal and state-funded agency housed in the Governor’s Office, administers funding for 10 N.C. AmeriCorps programs. For more information on all of the AmeriCorps programs, visit www.volunteernc.org or call 800/820-4483.
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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Emma Lipscomb/Beth Dozier
Date: October 5, 2007 Phone: 919/733-5612
GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
SIGNS CONTRACT FOR AMERICORPS PROGRAM
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley today announced the East Carolina University College of Education signed a contract with the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service awarding them $632,839 in grant money for the Project HEART (High Expectations For At-Risk Teens) AmeriCorps program.
“With this grant award, AmeriCorps members will be able to continue working to improve the lives of people throughout North Carolina,” said Easley. “I am grateful for their service to our state and I look forward to another successful year.”
Project HEART AmeriCorps members tutor at-risk students in 3rd through 9th grade using the Great Leaps and Comprehension Strategies reading program. Members also tutor 9th and 10th grade students in the Advancement Via Individual Determination program, which focuses on reading, vocabulary, writing and higher order thinking skills.
“East Carolina University and Project HEART are pleased to receive an AmeriCorps grant,” said Dr. Betty Beacham, Project HEART program director. “The grant will allow us to expand our tutoring services to other counties in eastern North Carolina and accomplish our goal of helping low-performing and underachieving students succeed in school.”
More than 160 AmeriCorps members will serve with Project HEART in Craven, Johnston, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Pitt and Washington counties. For more information about Project HEART, call Betty Beacham or Charis Tucker at 252-328-4357.
The AmeriCorps program coincides with the traditional school calendar. AmeriCorps, a national service initiative funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, is designed to increase volunteering and civic engagement in America. Since 1994, more than 4,000 individuals have participated in N.C. AmeriCorps programs.
The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, a federal and state-funded agency housed in the Governor’s Office, administers funding for 10 N.C. AmeriCorps programs. For more information on all of the AmeriCorps programs, visit www.volunteernc.org or call 800/820-4483.
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